Listeners lose passion for music on streaming platforms, Israeli researchers
August 23, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Israeli researchers have uncovered a link between collecting music and listening enjoyment, offering insights into how streaming applications impact the way people perceive and experience music. Read more
Israeli Nathan Levy v White Nationalist Ben – an Ultimate Fighting Championship
August 22, 2023 by Avi Kumar
Israeli killed, another wounded in shooting near Hebron
August 21, 2023 by JNS
An Israeli woman in her 40s was killed and a man was seriously wounded on Monday in a terrorist shooting near Hebron in Judea. Read more
Israeli doctor uses augmented reality robot tech in spinal procedure in a world first
August 21, 2023 by Pesach Benson
In a world-first, doctors at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Centre successfully combined cutting-edge Augmented Reality and robotic technology in complex spinal surgery. Read more
Doctors miraculously save pregnant woman and fetus from death
August 21, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Tatiana Cohen and the doctors who saved her and the life and her fetus are describing her rescue as a “miracle” after she suddenly began experiencing intense pains from what turned out to be a rare medical condition. Read more
Israel’s Cabinet approves A$1.3b for eastern Jerusalem
August 21, 2023 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a five-year, 3.2 billion shekel (A$1.3 billion) to invest in the residents of eastern Jerusalem. Read more
Jemima Montag wins world silver medal
August 21, 2023 by AAP
Drawing strength and inspiration from her late grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor, Melbourne walker Jemima Montag has dug deep to claim the 20km silver medal at the world championships in Budapest. Read more
Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over High Holidays
August 21, 2023 by TPS-IL
Israel’s Ministry of National Security has allocated A$50 million to bolster security in eastern Jerusalem over the upcoming Jewish high holidays, which begin on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah. Read more
A true friend of Israel is a friend of the Palestinian people
August 20, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
ALP luminary Michael Easson addressed the Australian Labor Party National Conference on Friday on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Read more
Israelis killed in terror attacked identified as father and son
August 20, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Two Israelis killed in Saturday’s terror attack in the Palestinian village of Huwara have been identified as Ashdod residents Shay Silas Nigrekar, 60 and his 28-year-old son, Aviad. Read more
No prejudgement on final status of Jerusalem: Penny Wong
Penny Wong says Labor’s changed position on Israel and Palestinian lands is not a prejudgement on the final status of Jerusalem by Australia. Read more
ALP status quo on Israel-Palestine
August 18, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
The Labor Party Conference held in Brisbane has maintained the recent changes in its policy regarding the Israel-Palestinian conflict without any further additions. Read more
Say No to Give, Send, Go
August 18, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council today called on the Conservative Political Action Conference to repudiate the sponsorship arrangement it has with the controversial fundraising outfit “Give, Send, Go”, which reportedly hosts fundraising efforts by neo-Nazis and other extremist groups. Read more
Gal Gadot sweats, cries through spicy chicken wing ‘Hot Ones’ interview
August 18, 2023 by JNS
Gal Gadot sweats, cries through spicy chicken wing ‘Hot Ones’ interview
Tel Aviv Light Rail to open to the public today
August 18, 2023 by Etgar Lefkovits
The Red Line’s 34 stations run from Bat Yam through Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan and Petach Tikva.
Arabic subtitles for ‘Oppenheimer’ film omit references to Jews
August 18, 2023 by JNS
Universal Pictures defended the translation of “stranger.”
US greenlights $3.5 billion Arrow 3 sale to Germany, Israel’s largest arms sale
August 18, 2023 by Pesach Benson
The US government has approved Israel selling its Arrow 3 missile defence system to Germany, Israel’s Defence Ministry announced yesterday. Read more
Israel ‘one of the world’s top cyber powers’
August 18, 2023 by Yaakov Lappin
Israel’s position as a cyber superpower places it in an exclusive club of world powers, despite having a population a little larger than New York City, according to former Israeli defence official Chuck Freilich. Read more
Leonard Bernstein Netflix film criticised over ‘Jewface’
August 18, 2023 by JNS
The composer’s family has supported Cooper’s prosthetic nose and said that the late Bernstein would have done the same.
Tasmania: Holocaust Education and Interpretation Centre given the green light
August 17, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
The Rockliff Liberal Government in Tasmania will soon develop a Holocaust Education and Interpretation Centre (Centre) at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery . Read more
Tel Aviv University surprises in global entrepreneurship rankings
August 17, 2023 by Pesach Benson
Tel Aviv University has emerged as the top-ranked institution for nurturing entrepreneurs outside the United States, according to a groundbreaking Stanford University study released on Wednesday. Read more
Remote but not forgotten
August 17, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Last week 60 Jews from as far afield as Perth and Gold Coast gathered to bring in Shabbat in the Broken Hill Synagogue in the first service since Melbourne’s Ark Congregation’s visit in March 2018. Read more
Mary-Louise McLaws b. March 17, 1953 d. August 12 , 2023
August 16, 2023 by Henry Benjamin
Australia has mourned the passing of epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws who has succumbed to a brain tumour at the age of 70. Read more
Mezuzah scroll in Nahariya hospital replaced with antisemitic note
August 16, 2023 by TPS-IL
During a routine inspection of a mezuzah at Galilee Medical Centre in Nahariya, hospital personnel discovered that sacred parchment had been stolen and replaced with an antisemitic note. Read more
Soccer stars show intolerance the red card
August 16, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
Zionism Victoria has welcomed professional Israeli soccer players Hadas Prawer and Dima Al-Rahmi to Melbourne this week for an event at Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre, a visit to the Israel 75 Peace Garden and a soccer clinic for students at the Maharishi School in Reservoir. Read more
Nazi salute, symbols outlawed in Australian first
August 16, 2023 by AAP J-Wire
Tasmania has become the first jurisdiction to ban the Nazi salute, with penalties of up to three months in jail on the cards for first-time offenders. Read more
A day at the beach courtesy Yad Sarah
August 16, 2023 by J-Wire News Service
In a bid to promote summertime accessibility and mobility, volunteer drivers of Yad Sarah’s fleet of accessible vans have provided over 4,400 rides for wheelchair-bound Israelis through June and July 2023. Read more
Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks
August 16, 2023 by J-Wire
Tel Aviv University researchers have announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer. Read more
Antisemitism on campus
August 15, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
A nationwide survey of Australian university students has revealed widespread antisemitism on Australian university campuses. Read more
“Disgusting comments” Leibler responds to Adler report
August 15, 2023 by J-Wire Newsdesk
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that the Australian Jewish Association president David Adler has posted photos of former Q&A host Stan Grant implying that his ‘COMPLEXION SEEMS TO HAVE CHANGED’. Read more
